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AnAge entry for Connochaetes taurinus

Classification (HAGRID: 02284)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Bovidae
                    Genus: Connochaetes
SpeciesConnochaetes taurinus
Common nameBlue wildebeest

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity24.3 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityhigh
Observations

Although they may be sexually mature earlier, males can only breed when they are about 2.5 years old. Females may breed at earlier ages. One specimen lived 24.3 years in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity411 days
Male sexual maturity912 days
Gestation253 days
Weaning278 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth18,125 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight164,500 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0026 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual79 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature311ºK or 38.0ºC or 100.4ºF
Basal metabolic rate230.0730 W
Body mass196500.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.001171 W/g

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0036] Savage et al. (2004), The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology
[0420] White and Seymour (2003), Mammalian basal metabolic rate is proportional to body mass2/3, PubMed
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0677] Saether and Gordon (1994), The adaptive significance of reproductive strategies in ungulates, PubMed
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves

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